Ruka 2:21-35

Mazuva masere akati apfuura, musi wokudzingiswa wasvika, vakatumidza zita rake Jesu, iro raakanga atumidzwa nomutumwa, asati agamuchirwa mudumbu ramai. Zvino mazuva okuzvinatsa kwavo nomurayiro waMosesi akati apera, vakaenda naye Jerusaremu, kuti vamuise pamberi paIshe; sezvazvakanyorwa pamurayiro waIshe, zvichinzi, “Mwanarume mumwe nomumwe anotanga kuzarura chizvaro, achanzi mutsvene waIshe,” uye kubayira chibayiro; sezvazvakarehwa pamurayiro waIshe, zvinoti, njiva mbiri, kana hangaiwa mbiri duku. Zvino, kwakanga kune munhu paJerusaremu, ainzi Simioni; aiva munhu akarurama aida Mwari, aitarira kunyaradzwa kwavaIsiraeri; noMweya Mutsvene wakanga anaye. Iye akanga aratidzwa noMweya Mutsvene, kuti haangaoni rufu, asati aona Kristu waIshe. Iye akauya mutemberi achifambirwa noMweya; zvino vabereki vakati vachiuya nomwana Jesu, kuti vaite naye nomutoo womurayiro, akamubata mumaoko ake akarumbidza Mwari, achiti, “Zvino, Tenzi, muranda wenyu ngaaende hake Norugare sezvamakareva; Nokuti meso angu aona ruponeso rwenyu, Rwamakagadzira pamberi pavanhu vose; Chiedza chokuvhenekera vahedheni, Nokurumbidzwa kwavanhu venyu vaIsiraeri.” Baba vake namai vake vakashamiswa nezvakarehwa pamusoro pake. Ipapo Simioni akavaropafadzwa, akati kuna Maria, mai vake, “Tarira, mwana uyu akaisirwa kuwa nokumuka kwavazhinji pakati pavaIsiraeri, chichava chiratidzo chicharambwa; uye munondo uchabaya mweya wakowo; kuti ndangariro dzemwoyo mizhinji dzizikanwe.”